The Works. 1999.

A guide to assessing youth involvement and participation in youth health organizations.
By Donalee Moulton, Barbara Cottrell, and the Mainland South Teen Health Centre
56 pages
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Description

The Works is an attractive, easy-to-use, effective guide to assessing the nature and scope of youth involvement in youth health organizations. It is intended for youth, adults, teachers, coordinators, administrators, and board members associated with youth health organizations. Any organization that involves youth may find it useful. The purpose of the guide is to provoke thought about how youth are, could be, and should be involved.

The guide leads users through a step-by-step study of the philosophy, goals, contexts, and opportunities of their own organization. It discusses the many types and levels of youth involvement and provides a number of options and ideas for assessing their participation. Checklists highlight key activities and facilitate the evaluation process. The Works also contains a tipsheet on involving youth, a discussion paper on youth involvement, and a research guide that provides an overview of data collection approaches and instruments.

Credits

The Works was written by Donalee Moulton and Barbara Cottrell for the Mainland South Teen Health Centre at J.L. Ilsley High School, under contract with the Atlantic Regional Office, Population and Public Health Branch, Health Canada. Members of the following organizations provided advice and information:

• The Green Door, the Red Door, Hants East Rural High School, the Teen Resource Centre Advisory Committee (Saint John N), the Musquodoboit Valley Youth Health Centre, the Nova Scotia Youth Secretariat, the Boys and Girls Club of Nova Scotia, and Phoenix Centre for Youth.

Availability

These publications are available for download in English (1030 KB) and French (840 KB). You will require the Adobe Acrobat Reader.

For more information on obtaining copies of the document, call or write

Public Health Agency of Canada
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